If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Parowan Fatal Crash
|
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Parowan Fatal Crash
On Jul 1, 10:55*am, ContestID67 wrote:
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_12717073 There've been some conflicting reports. This has a bit more detail http://www.thespectrum.com/article/2...ims+man+s+life |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Parowan Fatal Crash
On Jul 1, 10:21*am, Frank Whiteley wrote:
On Jul 1, 10:55*am, ContestID67 wrote: http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_12717073 There've been some conflicting reports. *This has a bit more detailhttp://www.thespectrum.com/article/20090701/NEWS01/907010314/Glider+a... We are having a horrible year. 2 fatal crashes in 2 US regional contests one day after the other. Both sounds like the glider suddenly plummeted to the ground. Very depressing. I hope we will find out one day why very experienced pilots suddenly loose control and hit the ground. Ramy |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
Parowan Fatal Crash
On Jul 1, 1:41*pm, Ramy wrote:
On Jul 1, 10:21*am, Frank Whiteley wrote: On Jul 1, 10:55*am, ContestID67 wrote: http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_12717073 There've been some conflicting reports. *This has a bit more detailhttp://www.thespectrum.com/article/20090701/NEWS01/907010314/Glider+a... We are having a horrible year. 2 fatal crashes in 2 US regional contests one day after the other. Both sounds like the glider suddenly plummeted to the ground. Very depressing. I hope we will find out one day why very experienced pilots suddenly loose control and hit the ground. Ramy This is a sad reminder that any of us can kill themselves. There is no absolute solution, short of not flying, but there are things we can all do. 1) Study these events and learn from them 2) Get some additional training 3) Fly regularly. Get advice from good sources- who may not tell you what you want to hear. 4) Promise ourselves(and our families) that we will look for risks and eliminate them, or at least minimize them. THEN- Do what we promise ourselves. 5) Never count on luck. From a guy that got away with one(and didn't think he would ever put himself in that kind of situation). FWIW UH |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
Parowan Fatal Crash
On Jul 1, 11:01*am, wrote:
On Jul 1, 1:41*pm, Ramy wrote: On Jul 1, 10:21*am, Frank Whiteley wrote: On Jul 1, 10:55*am, ContestID67 wrote: http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_12717073 There've been some conflicting reports. *This has a bit more detailhttp://www.thespectrum.com/article/20090701/NEWS01/907010314/Glider+a... We are having a horrible year. 2 fatal crashes in 2 US regional contests one day after the other. Both sounds like the glider suddenly plummeted to the ground. Very depressing. I hope we will find out one day why very experienced pilots suddenly loose control and hit the ground. Ramy This is a sad reminder that any of us can kill themselves. There is no absolute solution, short of not flying, but there are things we can all do. 1) Study these events and learn from them 2) Get some additional training 3) Fly regularly. Get advice from good sources- who may not tell you what you want to hear. 4) Promise ourselves(and our families) that we will look for risks and eliminate them, or at least minimize them. THEN- Do what we promise ourselves. 5) Never count on luck. From a guy that got away with one(and didn't think he would ever put himself in that kind of situation). FWIW UH I agree. But I am especially bothered by accidents that don't seem to fall under any of the above critical points. Ramy |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
Parowan Fatal Crash
On Jul 1, 2:49*pm, Ramy wrote:
On Jul 1, 11:01*am, wrote: On Jul 1, 1:41*pm, Ramy wrote: On Jul 1, 10:21*am, Frank Whiteley wrote: On Jul 1, 10:55*am, ContestID67 wrote: http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_12717073 There've been some conflicting reports. *This has a bit more detailhttp://www.thespectrum.com/article/20090701/NEWS01/907010314/Glider+a... We are having a horrible year. 2 fatal crashes in 2 US regional contests one day after the other. Both sounds like the glider suddenly plummeted to the ground. Very depressing. I hope we will find out one day why very experienced pilots suddenly loose control and hit the ground. Ramy This is a sad reminder that any of us can kill themselves. There is no absolute solution, short of not flying, but there are things we can all do. 1) Study these events and learn from them 2) Get some additional training 3) Fly regularly. Get advice from good sources- who may not tell you what you want to hear. 4) Promise ourselves(and our families) that we will look for risks and eliminate them, or at least minimize them. THEN- Do what we promise ourselves. 5) Never count on luck. From a guy that got away with one(and didn't think he would ever put himself in that kind of situation). FWIW UH I agree. But I am especially bothered by accidents that don't seem to fall under any of the above critical points. Ramy- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Speculation on my part- It would be interesting to know when the past time either of these folks spun a glider and if either had ever spun the glider they were flying. When I ask this question of most pilots, the answer I get is that they never have. Again FWIW UH |
#7
|
|||
|
|||
Parowan Fatal Crash
I agree. But I am especially bothered by accidents that don't seem to
fall under any of the above critical points. Ramy Ramy - While its too early to talk about accident causation, in both cases there appears to be some stall/spin behavior in the chain of events. Stall/spin accidents are a known problem and an area that _all_ pilots should be aware of. There is no excuse for not practicing them and/or taking spin recovery training. Every pilot should understand their CG (and its effects on stall/spin behavior of their particular aircraft). They should also think about stall/spin behavior and CG changes when they load up on water ballast as well. --Noel |
#8
|
|||
|
|||
Parowan Fatal Crash
On Jul 1, 12:27�pm, wrote:
On Jul 1, 2:49�pm, Ramy wrote: On Jul 1, 11:01�am, wrote: On Jul 1, 1:41�pm, Ramy wrote: On Jul 1, 10:21�am, Frank Whiteley wrote: On Jul 1, 10:55�am, ContestID67 wrote: http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_12717073 There've been some conflicting reports. �This has a bit more detailhttp://www.thespectrum.com/article/20090701/NEWS01/907010314/Glider+a... We are having a horrible year. 2 fatal crashes in 2 US regional contests one day after the other. Both sounds like the glider suddenly plummeted to the ground. Very depressing. I hope we will find out one day why very experienced pilots suddenly loose control and hit the ground. Ramy This is a sad reminder that any of us can kill themselves. There is no absolute solution, short of not flying, but there are things we can all do. 1) Study these events and learn from them 2) Get some additional training 3) Fly regularly. Get advice from good sources- who may not tell you what you want to hear. 4) Promise ourselves(and our families) that we will look for risks and eliminate them, or at least minimize them. THEN- Do what we promise ourselves. 5) Never count on luck. From a guy that got away with one(and didn't think he would ever put himself in that kind of situation). FWIW UH I agree. But I am especially bothered by accidents that don't seem to fall under any of the above critical points. Ramy- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Speculation on my part- It would be interesting to know when the past time either of these folks spun a glider and if either had ever spun the glider they were flying. When I ask this question of most pilots, the answer I get is that they never have. Again FWIW UH- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I'd have to add that it's important to be in good health. You don't want to have any issues, especially in conditions that may cause stress like contests and weather (as in heat). Mike Z |
#9
|
|||
|
|||
Parowan Fatal Crash
On Jul 1, 12:31*pm, "noel.wade" wrote:
I agree. But I am especially bothered by accidents that don't seem to fall under any of the above critical points. Ramy Ramy - While its too early to talk about accident causation, in both cases there appears to be some stall/spin behavior in the chain of events. Stall/spin accidents are a known problem and an area that _all_ pilots should be aware of. *There is no excuse for not practicing them and/or taking spin recovery training. Every pilot should understand their CG (and its effects on stall/spin behavior of their particular aircraft). *They should also think about stall/spin behavior and CG changes when they load up on water ballast as well. --Noel Some of our birds are placarded against spinning (my Nimbus 3 included). Spin training is a must, but something like a Blanik won't necessarily prepare a pilot for a glider with a less benign spin mode. All of our machines "talk" to us in the air. The best thing we can do is learn how to really listen to them. Craig |
#10
|
|||
|
|||
Parowan Fatal Crash
On Jul 1, 2:01*pm, Craig wrote:
On Jul 1, 12:31*pm, "noel.wade" wrote: I agree. But I am especially bothered by accidents that don't seem to fall under any of the above critical points. Ramy Ramy - While its too early to talk about accident causation, in both cases there appears to be some stall/spin behavior in the chain of events. Stall/spin accidents are a known problem and an area that _all_ pilots should be aware of. *There is no excuse for not practicing them and/or taking spin recovery training. Every pilot should understand their CG (and its effects on stall/spin behavior of their particular aircraft). *They should also think about stall/spin behavior and CG changes when they load up on water ballast as well. --Noel Some of our birds are placarded against spinning (my Nimbus 3 included). *Spin training is a must, but something like a Blanik won't necessarily prepare a pilot for a glider with a less benign spin mode. *All of our machines "talk" to us in the air. *The best thing we can do is learn how to really listen to them. Craig After many years of first learning spins, practicing them and finally teaching them, I've developed the opinion that what we do to teach spins has little to do with the actual killer spin. Who would inadvertently haul the nose way up then stomp full rudder at the stall break? The people who taught me the killer spin were my students. As in, "I didn't know a glider would do that." It helps to have a easily spinable glider like a 2-32, Blanik or Lark although the 2-32 tends to spin too easily. These spins require a set up. First, fly at minimum controllable airspeed for at least 30 seconds. Try to let the glider slowly and smoothly enter "mushing flight". In "mushing flight" the glider is not quite stalled but the airflow over the wing has become unstable. Any disturbance will trip it into a full stall. The angle of attack is very high due to the sink rate - not a nose high attitude. In fact, the nose can be near the usual gliding attitude. Any attempt to turn will trip an asymmetric stall which will develop into a spin in less than a second. Just before the glider spins, everything "looks" normal. (Except, of course, for the ridiculously low airspeed, sloppy controls, absence of wind noise etc...) Several high time glider pilots doing a BFR with me didn't see this one coming and were visibly shaken by their 'inadvertent spin'. What happens next is crucial. If the pilot does nothing, the glider is likely to transition into a spiral dive. If the pilot then applies spin recovery control inputs the spiral dive will become much worse. Some of the scariest rides I've had is with a pilot using "anti-spin" control inputs while in a spiral dive. In most fatal "spin-in" accidents, I think the glider is likely to have transitioned to a spiral dive before impact. This can also explain some in-flight breakups following an inadvertent spin. |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Fatal crash in NW Washington | Rich S.[_1_] | Home Built | 1 | February 17th 08 02:38 AM |
Fatal Crash | Monty | General Aviation | 1 | December 12th 07 09:06 PM |
Fatal Crash in Fittstown, OK | GeorgeC | Piloting | 3 | March 7th 06 05:03 AM |
Fatal crash at Fuentemillanos | ns51645 | Soaring | 0 | January 24th 04 09:45 AM |
Fatal Crash at Robinson | Steve | Rotorcraft | 5 | November 10th 03 04:27 PM |